Once the contract ended, the sailors could return home, although all the surviving Mayflower sailors chose to stay. The Mayflower sailors were those who were contracted by the London Merchant Adventurers company to help establish the colony for one year. Wilder, Roger- servant to John Carver, under 21.*Thompson, Edward- servant to the White family, under 21.Soule, George- servant to Edward Winslow, 21–25.Minter, Desire- servant to John Carver, 15-18.Martin, Christopher- non-Separatist, 38.Leister, Edward- servant to the Hopkins family, over 21.Latham, William- servant to John Carver, 11.Langmore, John- servant to the Martin family, under 21.Howland, John- servant to John Carver, 21.Holbeck, William- servant to the White family, under 21.Hooke, John- servant to the Allerton family, 13.Doty, Edward- servant to the Hopkins family, 21.Carter, Robert- servant to William Mullins.*Butten, William- servant to Samuel Fuller.
Britteridge, Richard- non-Separatist, 39.an original, impressively knowledgeable, and very moving historical novel." -Kirkus (starred review), 'A grim but hilarious historical novel involving the extinction of the Tasmanians a search for the Garden of Eden.'? The New York Times Book Review, 'A grim but hilarious historical novel involving the extinction of the Tasmanians a search for the Garden of Eden. Kneale's careful research and colorful storytelling result in an impressive epic." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A richly satisfying debut. The characters are still living with me." -Nicholas Shakespeare "A triumph." -Margaret Forster "The brutal hand of British imperialism provides the foundation for this broad historical swashbuckler about the English colonization of Tasmania. I was compelled from first to last, and beyond. On page after page I found myself laughing or nodding or simply envious. " English Passengers is what fiction ought to be: ambitious, narrative-driven, with a story and a quest we don't mind going on.
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